TLT hotel | BIG

The BIG team revealed a new interesting design for TLT hotel, a project that aims to give a new face to the city of Guiyang in China. The name of the project is inspired from its form, with the building leaning forward as a result of its location on a slope, minimizing the visual impact it creates.

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The generic structure of the hotel redefines itself through its sculptural interpretation. The slope of the building, creating an instant landmark, leans toward the center of Huaxi is based on a functional logic: the objective is to minimize the impact on the hotel view from the central lake of the mountain, while improving its own visibility. While probably no minimizing its visibility per say, the hotel does seem to flow with the mountains rather than stand in opposition. The design seeks to incorporates interventions in the landscape to further this aim.

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Soft openings are created in the slope, facilitating commercial space and parking. The bottom sixth of the facade blends nature and architecture: the landscape enters the building, underneath it, and offers the possibility to cross on foot.

Among several international architects, BIG help to redefine the Huaxi district, the educational and cultural center of the city. In proposing a generic card from the hotel in one of the mountainsides of Huaxi, the architects envisioned a new and unique reference point, which attracts visitors to an area already known for its tourist attraction.